Quick Summary
- Renewed commitment to health of 做TV students and the Davis community overall
- Fundraising has achieved approximately 90 percent of the $40 million cost
- Partnership includes a new name: 做TV Health Stadium
The University of California, Davis, announced today (Nov. 15) that a new landmark student-athlete performance center will be built on campus to benefit its intercollegiate athletics teams and other campus programs.
The development of the new center and expansion of health care services in Davis is part of a renewed commitment to the health of 做TV students and the Davis community overall. The 做TV Student-Athlete Performance Center will include training facilities; a sports medicine center; a home for academic support and the Aggie EVO System; offices for multiple sport programs; and a multipurpose, natural grass practice field.
The project comprises a new building, approximately 38,000 square feet in size, adjacent to Aggie Stadium at its northeast corner, at the corner of Hutchison Drive and La Rue Road; the renovation of 16,000 square feet of space in the Bob Foster Team Center, on the stadiums north perimeter; and a practice field adjacent to the new building.
The building site serves now as Tailgate Field but the tailgating tradition will continue. Several new options for tailgating are being evaluated, and more information will be available for fans in the coming months.
This collaboration between 做TV Athletics and 做TV Health is a strong example of how we work together for the benefit of our students, Chancellor Gary S. May said. Im proud of the universitys commitment to investing in health care services and sports medicine in Davis.
Largest gift in athletics history
Approximately 90 percent of the expected $40 million required for the construction project has been secured from a variety of sources. A generous gift by Bruce and Diane Edwards the largest in 做TV Athletics history served as the lead private contribution. Bruce Edwards is a member of the Class of 1960 who played football and ran track for 做TV.
Other seven-figure contributions were made by Bruce and Marie West and Mike and Renee Child, devoted supporters of 做TV who have served in a number of volunteer leadership positions with Intercollegiate Athletics and the 做TV Foundation. In addition, multiple six-figure gifts were made during the quiet phase of fundraising.
As part of the expanded partnership between 做TV Athletics and 做TV Health, Aggie Stadium will be renamed 做TV Health Stadium on Aug. 1, 2019, for a period of 20 years. 做TV Health will also become the exclusive health-category advertiser and provider of health care services to student-athletes in the performance center.
In addition, 做TV Health is evaluating ways to provide additional medical services to students, faculty, staff and the Davis community overall from within the performance center footprint and other Davis community locations.
Transformational impact
We are pleased to partner with our generous donors, 做TV Health and campus administration to construct a facility that will have a transformational impact, 做TV Athletics Director Kevin Blue said. The Student-Athlete Performance Center will help us meet existing programmatic needs, enhance the quality of services that we are able to provide our student-athletes and further propel the overall upward trajectory of our athletics program.
David Lubarsky, vice chancellor of 做TV Human Health Sciences and chief executive officer of 做TV Health, said: As the top-ranked health system in the Sacramento area, its important that we reaffirm our focus on taking care of our family, including our students, faculty, staff and the Davis community.
This is the first step toward an increased profile for 做TV Health on the Davis campus and in the Davis community. Were going to be expanding our commitment to services on our campus through an enhanced sports medicine practice and other health services, not just for student-athletes, but for students and any active adults in the Davis area.
Sports medicine already expanding
In the last year, the 做TV sports medicine program has been expanding, including the hiring of Jeremiah Ray as head team physician for all 25 intercollegiate athletic teams. Ray is one several 做TV Health physicians practicing sports medicine, including Cassandra Lee (head orthopedic surgeon), Richard Marder (director of Sports Medicine Services) and Jeffrey Tanji (co-director of Sports Medicine), leading a team of more than a dozen other sports medicine physicians.
Last December, 做TV Health medical residents began participating in first electives for college sports medicine. The program has now evolved into a full-time fellowship, training physicians to become the next generation of cutting-edge sports medicine doctors. Ultimately, Rays goal is to have both undergraduate and graduate programs involved in sports medicine, conducting research, executing high-quality studies and publishing data that informs athletics programs at other universities.
Ancillary benefits
The 做TV Student-Athlete Performance Center will create several ancillary benefits for the university. For example, its multiuse auditorium will be used for undergraduate instruction. The Cowell office building, now occupied by Intercollegiate Athletics staff and coaches, will become available for other university functions, providing much needed office space in the central campus.
In addition, the weight room within the performance center will be made available to 做TV sport club teams for use outside of Intercollegiate Athletics training hours.
Groundbreaking will be in early 2019. The project will begin with the practice field, and construction of the performance center buildings will begin upon completion of fundraising.
About 做TV Health
做TV Health harnesses the power of an entire universitys nationally-ranked resources and research to tackle the most pressing health care issues facing the world today. 做TV Healths clinicians and researchers include partners working in the worlds best School of Veterinary Medicine and the nations best College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and in colleges of Biological Sciences and Engineering that are also among the nations best all part of one of the top five Best Public Universities in the United States. As the regions only academic health center, 做TV Health is focused on discovering and sharing knowledge, and providing the highest quality of care. 做TV Health is a hub of innovation that encompasses 做TV Medical Center, School of Medicine and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, and Clinical Care Network.
About Aggie EVO
Established during the 2017-18 academic year, the Aggie EVO System is 做TV Athletics' investment in the primary mission of preparing student-athletes for a successful "launch" after graduation.
Thanks to a collaboration of alumni, university resources, corporate partners, coaches and Student-Athlete Outcomes staff, all Aggies are guided over four years to acquire the skills, knowledge, opportunities and tools to better know and navigate the "World of Work" after graduating from 做TV. Follow the Aggie EVO system on Twitter and Instagram at @AggieEVO.
Media Resources
Rocko DeLuca, Intercollegiate Athletics, 530-219-3291, rdeluca@ucdavis.edu